What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Mite been recorded?

Laelaps nuttalli occurrence evidence comes from 18 records in 2 countries and territories, from 1969 to 1971. Most records come from Niue.

ArachnidaMesostigmataLaelapidaeLaelaps

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

18 records across 2 countries and territories, 1969–1971.

Laelaps nuttalli · GBIF taxon key 5800877

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.

4 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

historical describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where Mite has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Mite. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Niue 15
Micronesia 3
Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.